Thursday, September 10, 2026

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Delama Event Space

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Overview

The first wave of legal AI delivered exactly what it promised, which was speed. The uncomfortable second-order effect is that speed without scrutiny quietly erodes the quality and judgment a firm’s reputation is built on, and that makes it a leadership problem rather than an individual one. This keynote names the paradox at the centre of 2026. Capability is no longer the constraint; supervision, verification and judgment are. It sets a practical stance for the people running firms who have to capture the productivity without quietly trading away the quality, trust and risk posture the business depends on, and it is the lens for everything that follows. Key takeaways • What AI has genuinely solved, and the quality and risk exposures that arrive with speed. • Why over-reliance is a firm-wide supervision and brand issue, not just a lawyer thing. • A leadership stance to carry into every session: capture the speed and protect the judgment.

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